Texas State turns to Tyler Arndt for home opener

Freshman Tyler Arndt is scheduled to start at quarterback Saturday for the Texas State Bobcats, coach Brad Wright said.

A week after absorbing a 68-28 beating at Houston, the Bobcats will host Southern Arkansas at 6 p.m. Saturday in San Marcos.

Arndt is expected to start, and sophomore Tim Hawkins will play off the bench against the Muleriders.

“They’re both young and inexperienced,” Wright said, “so we’re going to continue to play ’em both for awhile. We are going to start Tyler. At this point, we’re going to start Tyler ahead of Tim and just kind of reverse the way it was (against Houston).”

With Hawkins starting and struggling at Houston, Arndt came off the bench to throw for a touchdown and run for two more.

A first-year player at Texas State out of Cuero, he completed 14 of 22 passes for 153 yards.